A role for serotonin in the circadian system revealed by the distribution of serotonin transporter and light-induced Fos immunoreactivity in the suprachiasmatic nucleus and intergeniculate leaflet

Neuroscience

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1059-1073

  Amir, S ^a   Robinson, B ^a   Ratovitski, T ^b   Rea, M A ^c,d   Stewart, J ^a   Simantov, R ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Univ of Texas Hlth Science Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian system; Fos; Intergeniculate leaflet; Photic stimulation; Serotonin transporter; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENICULATE BODIES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031970528     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00575-7     Document Type: Article

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